A few months ago we covered Modern Applications News Magazine’s announcement of going to an all digital format. We believed their attitude, their boldness and their leadership in taking another step toward the new direction of 21st century publishing was the right way to go. Well, we were wrong. And we’re “MAN” enough to admit it. The June 2009 digital issue of MAN was their last. This closes the doors of over four decades of manufacturing news.
In a letter announcing MAN’s demise editor Pete Nofel wrote, “It is with deep regret that I announce to my colleagues that[Read more →]
The WD-40 Company is introducing WD-40 Trigger Pro – a non-aerosol product with the same WD-40 formula to better meet the needs of its industrial end-users.
The latest innovative delivery system in the WD-40 brand product line, WD-40 Trigger Pro features an easy-to-hold ergonomic can and a multi-action nozzle that allows users to spray WD-40 as a wide spray or stream – with no overspray or leaking. Designed for on-the-job versatility, its trigger format gives WD-40 users more control – a few drips at a time for drilling and [Read more →]
Here at CNCReport.com, we want to provide the best info to seasoned as well as new machinists in the industry. Now, we’re providing helpful tools to our readers as well. We’ve added a Feeds and Speeds Calculator to the site as our first of several featured tools. Just click the link at the top of any page at CNCReport.com.
Go ahead… keep buying those conventional drills after they burn up. OR, buy carbide tipped drills for better performance, longer life and lower ongoing cost.
Sumitomo Electric Carbide, Inc. recently expanded the SMD replaceable carbide tip product line by adding an 8XD drill to their 3XD and 5XD lineup. The SMD nickel-plated body provides longer tool life than conventional replaceable tip drill bodies. A rigid serration coupling system affixes the replaceable carbide tips to the drill face, improving drill accuracy and repeatability.
Along with the drill body expansion, Sumitomo now offers three drill tip styles to improve the performance in a variety of materials. The SMDT-MTL drill tip excels in [Read more →]
Pierson Workholding just added a new product demo video to their website. The Pierson Pallet Retention System is a manual pallet changer designed to maximize production by reducing idle-spindle time, speeding up setups, and putting more parts in the machine per cycle.
So often, shops have no company website. Moreover, their email address is from any number of generic sources; machineshopperson@att.net, anothershop@yahoo.com, i-need-a-website@hotmail.com. There’s really nothing wrong with having such an address, but using an email that includes your company’s name is much more professional.
In today’s information age, the necessity of having a company website cannot be ignored. The first step in getting a website is buying a domain name that tells the world where your website can be found. As the popularity of the internet grows exponentially, the importance of getting your company’s domain name registered as soon as possible, even if the thought of a company website is a distant idea. We’re not the only one that thinks so. In fact, all three- and four-letter combinations of letters have already been purchased as website domain names by people known as cyber squatters. A cyber squatter’s sole purpose is to [Read more →]
The new DT-1 from Haas Automation, Inc., is a compact, high-speed drill and tap machine with full milling capabilities. The machine features a generouse 20″ x 16″ x 15.5″ work cube and 26″ x 15″ T-slot table, while maintaining a very small footprint. A powerful BT-30 taper spindle spins to 15,000 rpm, and allows tapping at speeds to 5000 rpm. The spindle is coupled directly to the motor for smooth, quiet operation and extreme thermal stability. A 20-hp vector drive system provides 15 ft-lb of continuous torque for milling and boring operations.
The DT-1 is equipped with a high-speed, 20-pocket, servo-driven tool changer that swaps tools in 0.8 seconds. High-speed 2400 ipm rapids combine with 1G acceleration rates to shorten cycle times and reduce non-cutting time. The maximum cutting feedrate is 1200 ipm. [Read more →]
